Well, well, well. Not yet two weeks before the Ayatollah’s coronation and already we have a scandal.

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson abandoned his nomination to become commerce secretary under pressure of a grand jury investigation into a state contract awarded to his political donors – an investigation that threatened to embarrass President-elect Barack Obama.

Richardson insisted he would be cleared in the investigation and Obama stood by the governor as an “outstanding public servant.” But both men said it has become clear that a grand jury probe would not be finished in time for Richardson’s confirmation hearings and could keep him from filling the post in a timely matter.

Maybe we shoulda let the Magic Negro take office early. That way, this scandal could have officially happened on his watch.

No worries, though. Something tells me this is but the first of many.

Had enough, Demoscum?

3 Comments to “That didn’t take long”

As I believe I said last month, the next four years promise to be quite entertaining.

If you count the Illinois Senate debacle, Richardson is the second scandal. I have this feeling that subsequent investigation will reveal that Obama was more involved in the Blogo issue than the Media has let on.

It helps, though, if you have Microsoft Internet Explorer set about 1024x768 1280x1024 with your Favorites window activated on the left deactivated. (At least until I can get a better handle on how WordPress works.)